The Portland daily press., 1887-09-26
PLucKY o'sRIEN.
Convicted and Sentenced on Two
Charges He Appeals,
And the Next Day Addresses a
Secret Meeting.
Report that the Remains of Napoleon
Have Been Stolen.

Report that the Remains of Napoleon
Have Been Stolen.
MITcHELsrowN. Sept. 24.-The trial Of
Mr.. O'Brien was resumed today.
Mr.. O'Brien, replying to the charge Of Sc
dition brought against him, declared that the
court was incompetent to try him, as 1t was
created under British and foreign consti-
tuition.
At this point the magistrate stopped Mr.
O'Brien, asserting that he would not allow
politics to be discussed in the courtroom, es-
pecially an attack on the recognized law Of
the country.
Mr.. 0'Brien retorted that he was the chosen
representative of the people, elected to advo-
cate free speech. The magistrate here again
stopped him.
Mr.. O'Brien, in his speech of defence, said
the crown was guilty of having suppressed
evidence favorable to him. The crown had
withheld, for instance, the notes made by the
head constable of the defendants speech. In
these notes, he said, was recorded his state
ment that the Irish party would give the
land bill fair play.
The accused was found guilty on the first
charge and sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment. Immediately after sentence
had been pronounced against Mr.. O'Brien on
the first charge he was placed on trial on the
second charge. This was of the same nature
as the other. Upon this he was also found
guilty and was sentenced to three months
Imprisonment, the term to be concurrent
with the other
Mr. O'Brien appealed from both judgments
and was liberated on bail.
John Vaudeville, chairman of the board
Of poor law guardians of Mitchelstown, who
was jointly indicted with Mr.. O'Brien for
using seditious language in speech made
on the same occasion as Mr.. OBrien's, was
also convicted and sentenced to two months
Imprisonment.
Mr. Vaudeville appealed from the judg-
ment and was permitted to remain at liberty
on bail pending the decision Of the appeal
Mr.. O'Brien, when he emerged from the
court room after the trial, was received with
an ovation by large crowd which had as
sembled to testify their approval Of his
course.
Mr. VBrien spoke brilliantly, notwith-
standing the interruptions by the court, and
was frequently applauded. He asserted that
his advice had prevented eyicti0ns and that
a hundred tenants in Mitehelstown now
possessed homes who would have been
homeless If his advice had not been adopted
The suppression of Constable 0'Sullivan's
honest report, he said, showed the means
duOpLtQ 10 StcuTc u cOuNlcLlOu. I1t pre-
ferred breaking the law with John Hampden
and George Washington to obeying the law
which Captain Plunkett and Standish O'Gra-
dy administered. Personally he felt very
proud Of being one of long lire of men
who had made prison cell glorious and
holy place. Possibly he himself would be
the last Of that long line, for the English ma
ti0n, to which the last appeal must be made,
would reverse the decision pronounced today
and declare it no longer a crime to defend
&hn aArf kkn If khn
Irish people.
Until They Are In Jail.
-MITcHELLsTowN, Sept. 25.-The National
League evaded-the police and held meeting
today at the private noase Of O'Brien. who
yesterday drove to Limerick Junction and
returned by circuitous route. deceiving the
police. In a speech he said: "We are here
| to tell Balfour that the branches Of the Ma
| tiOnal League will decline to consider them
| selves suppressed until every decent man,
| aye, and many decent women in the commu-
nifty are in jail" (Cheers.)
Salisbury and harrington.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-It is more certain now
than it has ever been that Lord Harrington
must choose between joining the present
government during the recess or seeing its
breakup. This has become inevitable, ap-
parently less from political than personal
| causes.
| A great deal has been said, from time to
time, of Lord Salisbury's self-sacrifce in off.
ering to make way for the Unionist leader,
but the fact is that, II no other consideration
had to be taken into account, Lord Salisbu.
/ ry's health makes it absolutely certain that
he cannot face another laborious session
i while holding the TWO important and re-
/ sp0nsible offices he now fills.
| The prol0ngation of the recent session en-
| tailed constant anxiety and mental strain on
the head OF the government, and Lord Sails
bury was as much worn out as Mr.. Smiths
/ powers OF recuperati0n.
| The premier Is a most conscientious work
| er, and:the steady toll at his desk during the
| closing days of the session has resulted In a
somewhat serious physical arrangement,
i which his stay at Royat has not greatly bene-
| fitted, hence his departure today for Dieppe.
| If Lord Harrington does not make up his
| mind to assume the leadership of the present
| government Lord Salisbury may be forced to
| resign without settling who is to succeed
him. and 1t Is this contingency which Is be-
ing anxiously discussed in ministerial quar-
/ ters.
| 1t is impossible to believe for moment
that Lord Harrington will stand by and see
the present government go TO wreck. There
/ Is only one alternative. Lord Harrington
4
earlier than most people have expected.
| Mob and Police.
| DUBLIN, Sept. 25.-In Belfast last night, q
mob wrecked an inn and pelted the police
with stones. The police were reinforced and
order was restored. Several league meetings
in Glare, today, were dispersed by the police
| without resistance.
A Sensational Report.
PARIS, Sept. 25.-The GauloisIpublishes q
report, which it does not credit. to the effect
that the remains of Napoleon have been
stolen from the tomb in the Hotel Des Inva-
lides and cast to the winds.
Foreign Notes.
The British ship New City, at London,
reports having collided with the sunker
steamer Cecitre.
1t was learned on arrival Of steamer Wis
c0nsin at Queenstown Saturday from New
York, that a passenger named Denwortl
committed suicide on Sunday last by jumping
| overheard.